Casing for typewriting machines



A. G. THIRHOT CASING FOR TYPEWRITING MACHINES Filed March 51. 1922 .2swam-shew 1 @cih 23% 31923.;

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UASENG FOR TYEEWRITING Hl'.

Application filed March 81, 1922. Serial lilo. 548,366.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDRE Gnorcns THIRIo'r, residing at 10 Rue duCloitre, Chalons-surd darnegtMarne, France, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Casings for Typewriting Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a casing "for typewriting machines of allclasses, which is so disposed as to enclose the machine while at thesame time protecting the same from moisture and dust when not in use orduring transportation, and also providing for the manipulation and useof the machine without requiring the removal of the same from thecasing. Furthermore, the upper part of the said casing may be sodisposed as to serve as a desk when the casing is closed.

The casing according to my invention is essentially characterized by abox constructed of wood or other suitable material having thetypewriting' machine well secured to the bottom of. the same (in suchmanner as to provide for the transportation of the latter with thecasing), the box having a cover of the jointed, rolling or likedisposition and in one or several pieces, the sides and the front partof the box being provided with flaps which may be brought down so as toafford the operation oi the sliding carriage of the. machine as well asthe easy manipulation of the latter.

The cover may be constructed to ad vantage in two pieces which arefolded out to the rear and thus constitute a kind of.

holder for supporting the sheets of copy or the like for the use of themachine; the said holder may be provided with a slidable plate capableof extending the surface of the holder. A handle is provided upon thesaid casing for transporting purposes, and the latter may be fastened bymeans of any suitable locking device. The casing can'be provided in theinterior withsmall receptacles "for erasers, pencils and likeaccessories of the machine. I

The following description, together with the accompanying drawings whichare iven. by way of example, set forth an embodiment of the inventionwherein:

Fig. 1 is "a perspective view of the'casing in the closed position;

means of screws, bolts. clips, hooks or by like means. The casing isclosed by a cover made in two parts 3 and 4 which are jointed togetherby means of the hinges 5 which are so disposed that when the casing. isclosed the front part thereof 3 shall constitute a desk. The rearportion 4 of the cover is secured by the hinges 6 to the back of the box7. Fastening of the said casing is atforded by a lock 8.

The casing is opened by raising the front.

part of the cover 3 and folding it back while at the same time raisingthe rear part at, until the part 3 is caused to bear upon two cleats 9secured to the back of the casing 7. The rear part of the cover 4 isthen raised as shown in Fig. 2 in order to form a paper holder. The saidpart forming paper holder is'provided with a slidable plate t slidingbetween guides l, 4". A foot rail 4" extends laterally on both sides ofguides d, 4", in order to provide two more rests or holders for papersor documents. To provide for the operation of the carriage of themachine without removing the latter from the casing, the sides of thelatter' 10 each comprise a flap 11 secured by hinges 12 to the side 10so as to be folded down at the exterior against this side (Fig. 2) whenthe cover of the casing is raised.

Preferably and as will be seen from the drawings the lower portions 10of the sides are fixed permanently in position to the bottom 2 and thetop edge of the flaps 11 at the forward portion of the flap is inclineddownwardly toward the front so that the front part 3 of the top mayoccupy an inclined position to constitute a desk when the casing isclosed.

A flap 13 which is mounted on hinges id is disposed upon the front ofthe casing and is adapted tobe entirely folded down at the front part sothat the operator may be enebled to manipulate the keyboard of the'trensportation of the casing with the mechine.

provided within the said cesingin the free speces in order toaccommodate all eccessories of the mechine such as erasers, pencils andthe like.

llhe various perts of the casing ere preferebly provided with slots endjoint tongues in order to strengthen the construction of the casing.

. Cleims- 1. Ar cesing for typewriting niechines heving e bese plate onwhich the typewriter is secured end a cover formed in two parts hingedtogether and to the rear of the easing, the forward pert of said coverconstituting en inclined desk when the casing is closed end means uponthe back of the cesing for supporting the forward pert when to deal downbeclrwerdly so thet it mey constitute a support for the rear pert whenswung back to form a desk for use when the casing is open end thetypewriter exposed.

2. A casing for typewriting mechines comprising a base plate on whichthe typewriter is secured, side wells the lower por- P Srnellreceptacles 16, 16 (Fig. 3) may be ports on the heck of the casingagainst which the seid forward pert when folded beck mey beer to supportthe rear pert when gunned beck beyond the beck well of the 3. A cesingfor typewriting machines comprising a bottom or base plate on which thetypewriter is secured end heving e folding cover made in two partshinged toing hinged to the casing and said forwardpart constituting eninclined desk when the casing is closed, seid forward part constitutinga, support for the reer pert when the latter is turned beck, and sidewalls the.

lower portions of which are fixed while the upper portions are hingedand are edapted to fold down verticelly against the lower ortion theupper edge of seid folding part in the side wells when raised beimrinclined tromthe rear forwardly so that the forward portion of the top,when the casing is closed, me constitute an inclined desk.

ture.

ANDRE GEURGES THIRIOT.

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n testimony whereof I eiiix my signe- I

